11- WWII in the Pacific, part 1

WWII in the Pacific tells the story of the greatest naval war in world history, stretching across tens of millions of square miles of ocean, involving thousands of warships, dozens of carrier battles, submarine ambushes, bloody beach landings and harrowing night actions on land and at sea.⁠Get the (free!) transcript, (free!) bonus content, and sign up for the (free!) newsletter here: www.usnavalhistorypodcastpodcast.com/wwii-in-the-pacific-1/⁠Support the show here: https://www.usnavalhistorypodcast.com/#/portal/signup⁠This episode starts with some background on why the Japanese launched the attack on Pearl Harbor before talking about the attack on Pearl Harbor itself. Learn about the Doolittle Raid and hear part of an interview with James Doolittle on the raid's effects. Next up is the Battle of the Coral Sea, which first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other and the first in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor fired directly upon one another.The Battle of Midway, one of the most consequential naval battles in world history, tuned the tide in the Pacific as three American carriers faced off against four Japanese attacking carriers. And finally, the Guadalcanal campaign checked Japanese advances in the South Pacific.   Email me at: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Follow me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠@USNavyPodcast⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ @ChaseHDalton⁠Please also share, rate, and subscribe to help the show grow.